India escalates bid to gain GIs for Basmati
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India has filed applications for the registration of Basmati rice as a geographical indication (GI) in 19 jurisdictions amid criticism from Pakistan and Nepal, with protection already granted in the UK.
India’s minister of state for commerce and industry Hardeep Singh Puri announced the development to India’s parliament in a letter on Wednesday, March 10, according to a report in the
Hardeep confirmed that the GI mark for ‘Basmati’ and its logo have been registered in four countries, including the UK, South Africa, New Zealand and Kenya.
The GI sign is used for products with a specific geographical origin that have qualities based on natural factors within their place of origin.
The European Commission has accepted the ‘Reasoned Statement’ submitted by the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) against India on Geographical Indication (GI) of Basmati. Reuters/File
LAHORE: The European Commission has accepted the ‘Reasoned Statement’ submitted by the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) against India on Geographical Indication (GI) of Basmati.
The exporters’ body announced on Monday that the statement opposing India’s claim to Basmati rice GI was accepted last Friday (March 5).
The REAP had filed the Reasoned Statement in opposition to India’s claim of GI of Basmati on Feb 5, after sending the Notice of Opposition on Dec 7, 2020.
EU accepts Pakistani rice exporters plea on why India shouldn t get exclusive rights to export basmati
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Pakistan has been challenging India’s bid to obtain exclusive rights of exporting basmati rice.
Pakistan only recently registered basmati rice as GI under Geographical Indications Act 2020.
Officials in the industry said the European Commission declared the notice of opposition and the statement of Pakistani exporters admissible.
KARACHI: Pakistani rice exporters say their reasons for why India should not be given exclusive rights to export basmati rice have been accepted by the European Union.
Officials in the industry said the European Commission declared the notice of opposition and the statement of Pakistani exporters admissible.
Pakistani exporters have scored another landmark decision of the European Union (EU) accepting their plea against Indian traders who had been trying to attain exclusive rights to export basmati rice.
The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) had previously filed a petition against the aforementioned Indian claim on 5 February this year under the pretext of meeting the global demand for basmati rice. Although Pakistan meets the second biggest requirement of aromatic rice, the EU Commission presiding over the case did not consent to grant India all the rights for a product that has been disputed for decades.
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Pakistan has continued to thwart India’s bid to get a geographical indicator (GI) tag for the region’s basmati rice since last year, and rightly so.
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